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NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp.'s MySpace said on Wednesday a federal court dismissed a negligence lawsuit filed by the family of a teenage girl who was sexually assaulted by someone she met on the popular Internet social network.

A ruling against Google in a copyright case in Belgium may influence courts in other European countries, but not the US where laws are more permissible, copyright lawyers said on Tuesday.

Oracle is being taken to task in a lawsuit that complains software it sold to the state of Texas is unusable by blind employees.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Siemens (SIEGn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) Chief Executive Klaus Kleinfeld denied any knowledge that the German engineering conglomerate was paying bribes in exchange for contracts, German magazine Focus reported on Saturday.

A Dutch spammer who used compromised PCs to spamvertise web sites has been fined €75,000 ($97,000) by Opta, the Netherlands telecoms regulator.

SEOUL (Reuters) - Two South Korean computer programmers have been arrested on suspicion of sending out 1.6 billion spam e-mail messages in violation of the country's commerce laws, police said on Tuesday.

Microsoft could face a user revolt as it launches a campaign to get mid-range companies to submit to a software audit. Those who refuse risk having their details being handed to the British Software Alliance (BSA) who will execute follow-up interviews that could result in fines and other penalties.

A public treasurer in the Michigan county of Alcona stands accused of embezzling tax payers out of more than $1.2m, at least part of which was used to cover costs he incurred falling for a Nigerian banking fraud.

A former HP executive accused by the company of stealing trade secrets is now saying that he was instructed by the company's management to spy on rival Dell.

A court in Dallas, Texas has found a website operator liable for copyright infringement because his site linked to an 'audio webcast' without permission. Observers have criticised the judge for failing to understand the internet.

Social networking market leader MySpace has been hit with four lawsuits in the US separately alleging that site users were guilty of sexual assault. The families behind the suits are seeking damages of millions of dollars.

LONDON (Reuters) - Shares in British online gaming firms tumbled on Monday following news of a fresh probe into online gambling in the United States.